Federal money to Atlanta-area transit projects
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Proposed transportation projects along the Atlanta Beltline, Jimmy Carter Blvd. and eastern I-20 are receiving more than $2 million in federal funding, according to a statement Thursday from the office of U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson. The money isn’t enough to build the projects, but will help get early stages started. It was already approved by Congress in the last two fiscal years, the statement said.
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In Gwinnett County, the Jimmy Carter Blvd. bridge over I-85 is receiving $500,000 for preliminary engineering work toward a future bridge replacement project that may eventually cost $50 million to $60 million, said Gwinnett Department of Transportation director Brian Allen.
The money was already voted on by Congress, but now it’s on the way, Allen said.
The proposed Atlanta Beltline is also receiving $475,000 toward preliminary work on transit and trails, and $1.2 million is going to early work on a transit project along eastern I-20.
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